Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-01
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Los Angeles and operated by electric
ity to Monrovia.
The Prince of Wales is referred to in
one of the London daily papers as
''the fat little bald man."
Blondin, the famous tight-rope walk
er, will return to this country before
long after an absence of twenty years.
Seats in the San Francisco stock-ex-
change, which have sold as high as
$4,000, can now be bought for $1,000
to $1,000
In the piney woods of Georgia a
hunting party recently captured a
deer, a large gray fox, and large tur-
key cock.
The increase in the receipts from
the sale of stamps in the postoffice at
Chattanooga, Tenn, was nearly S15,-
600 last year.
w. L. Trenholm, United States
Comptroller of the Currency, is a tall,
1.-the man, with dark eyes, gray hair
and gray mustache.
The first baby born in South Sioux
City, Neb., was given Il serenade by
the band and presented with a corner
lot in that promising town.
A witty Maryland maiden defends
herself for her extra large hustle by
saying that she is not responsible for
what goes on behind her back.
A Plymouth. ILL.,, man attempted to
chastise cow by kicking her in the
nose. He missed his aim, and his
leg struck her sharp horn and he was
impaled.
A Houston, Tex, woman has a pet
alligator that ways his tail when his
name is called. Owing to the long
carvers he carries in his jaw he is
named Bowie.
An English statistician has discov-
cred that in every 1000 bachelors
there are thirty-eight criminals, while
among married men the ratio is only
eighteen per 1000.
The marchioness of Salisbury is an
expert shot with the bow. The For
esters of Arden gave her the freedom
of their society in diploma richly en-
blazoned and placed in box of heart
of oak.
A long, thin youth of Pittsburg can
initiate steam whistle perfectly. The
other day the hands in one of the fac
tories quit work at half past II when
they heard him toot. They thought it
was noon.
Henry S. Ives is now by many con-
sidered the coming financier of New
York. He has purchased a pleasure
yacht, for which he gave the neat lit
tie sum of $87. 900 out of his profits for
four weeks.
A coroners jury, at the inquest of
man killed while walking on double
track railroad, brought in verdict of
accidental death; deceased, being
cross-eyed, was -nable to tell on which
track the train was coming"
At trial at the Clay County, Geor-
gia, Court the other day two witnesses
were put upon the stand who did not
know who made them. had never heard
of heaven or hell, and did not know
whether II lie was right Or wrong.
An Albany gentleman asked a cab
inet-maker to tell him how old piece
Of furniture was which was 'sgen-
uine antique" The cabinet-maker
looked at the piece and said: The
process of veneering was invented in
1906"
When burglar awoke young lady
in Portland, Me-, lately, instead of
putting pistol to her head he kissed
her and said, Keep still, sis; [ won't
hurt you" Then he took his bundle
containing everything portable in the
house.
Said M. Clemenceau in his paper,
Justice: IN. Paul de Cassagnac is
above all a monarchist, but for what
monarch we cannot say" Replied M.
Paul de Cassagnac in his paper, Autor-
ste, For what monarch? For the
one who will first turn you out and
then run you in"
The Claiming club is the latest
thing in society in Boston. 1t is COM
posed entirely of young Unitarian
ministers, and the membership is linn
tied to one hundred. Hearty work for
the Unitarian church is what the So
ciety was formed to do.
Claret drinkers will be interested to
1CdIiI UlI1G bllC 1dIlOCS SlOS-F OIl0COU
vineyards are about to be sold by pub
lie auction. The upset price is f4S, 900.
Attached to the vineyards is a manor
house of the sixteenth century and
cellars capable of holding 5000 casks.
A solid citizen of Wisconsin was so
mad on returning home to find that
during his absence his wife had had
the shade trees in front trimmed so
that their beauty was ruined that he
refused to sleep in the house, spent
the night in the barn, caught cold and
died.
The Rev. Hugh o. Pentecost, the an
archistic preacher, who is creating a
sensation in the east, was formerly a
printer in Indianapolis, afterward an
actor, and finally entered the ministry.
His wife was Miss Ida Gatling, daugh-
ter of the inventor of the Calling
gun.
The Chinese law requires every
householder to hang at his door list
of the inmates of his hOuSe If seems